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2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
433 Degrees Awarded
$15,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Air Transportation is the 99th most popular major in the country with 8,490 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, air transportation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,937 and had an average of $23,295 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 529 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,180 and $23,038 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 433 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in air transportation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality air transportation programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the air transportation program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The air transport school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Air Transportation (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 196 degrees to qualified bachelors’s air transport students in 2019-2020.

UND also took the #1 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,916 for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of North Dakota.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Air Transportation at University of North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota State Mankato, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Mankato is $11,781 for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Minnesota State Mankato

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 31 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,460 for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Read more about Air Transportation at UNOMAHA

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,089 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Kansas State University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Air Transportation at K -State

#5

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make $30-$48k list, UCM has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Missouri is $12,022 for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full University of Central Missouri Air Transportation Report

#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s air transport students in 2019-2020.

SLU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $21,082 for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Saint Louis University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Air Transportation at SLU

#7

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, Iowa

University of Dubuque did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. UD is a small school located in Dubuque, Iowa that handed out 40 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UD, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UD is $21,715 for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full UD Air Transportation Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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